A whacky government cartoon warned Seattle residents how to deal with rats that might climb up from flooded sewers into toilets – but social media just couldn’t take it seriously.

APOPKA, Fla. — Orange County is over a quarter of the way done converting 2,000 homes in Apopka from septic to the sewer system. It’s an effort to help protect Wekiwa Springs and the Wekiva River from ...

As we regularly note, we read a lot of legal news as we prepare this newsletter. Here’s the most memorable headline we saw this week: No Religious Discrimination Shown in […] The post SCOTUStoday for ...

Beneath Monroe County streets lie 30 miles of tunnels, far deeper than the old subway lines favored by urban explorers. The county’s Combined Sewer Overflow Abatement Project ferries excess sewer ...

The worst rainy season in decades caused flooding around much of the city. Fat from its many taco shops, restaurants and markets was a major reason for blocked drains, officials say. Suadero tacos, ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Flash flooding that killed two people in New York City on Thursday was linked in part to an “overwhelmed sewer system” and unexpected record rainfall, according to the Office ...

Philadelphia's wastewater system releases 12.7 billion gallons of raw sewage and stormwater runoff each year into the Delaware River and other waterways, making them frequently unsafe to swim, boat ...

ST. LOUIS – The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is set to receive a $10 million boost from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to upgrade its sewer system. The funding will cover the ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Petersburg leaders mapped out the costly, but necessary improvements to its water, sewer and stormwater systems — and how they will pay for them — on Tuesday. This included ...

A foul odor has been reported across several Columbus, Ohio, neighborhoods. Officials attribute the smell to the city's century-old combined sewer system, which is less effective during dry conditions ...

WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — This week, Wilson County leaders discussed potential fixes to a failing sewer system that’s left several neighbors unhappy. Neighbors said the county’s failing sewer ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Bakersfield city leaders are once again exploring sewer rate increases to address what they call an aging infrastructure system, but this time they're prioritizing ...